A traditional singer from Sabinosa whose voice became associated with recorded transmission of El Hierro repertoire.
Valentina Hernández, known as La de Sabinosa, was a traditional singer from Sabinosa, El Hierro, whose voice became associated with the transmission of Herreño folklore.
Open biographyHer musical career does not fit the record-industry model but that of community transmission. Her musical life was tied to Sabinosa, to El Hierro songs and dances, and to recordings that fixed part of that repertoire in the twentieth century.
Her importance lies in becoming a reference voice for El Hierro musical memory, especially around Herreño songs and dances.
Her performance belongs to orally transmitted traditional singing, with local repertoires associated with Sabinosa and family and community memory.
Her repertoire centres on Cantes y Bailes Herreños and on local songs such as lullabies, songs and dances from Sabinosa.
Her legacy serves as a point of reference for performers, families and researchers of El Hierro folklore.
She came from Sabinosa, in La Frontera, and her repertoire is directly associated with El Hierro musical tradition.
Registro asociado a la memoria musical de Sabinosa y El Hierro.
Su voz queda asociada a grabaciones y repertorios patrimoniales de El Hierro.
Fallece en 1976.
